As a cold front moved slowly east, a wave of low pressure developed along the Southeast U.S. Coast and moved slowly north as a large area of high pressure off the New England Coast remained nearly stationary.  Abundant moisture from the remnants of tropical system Tammy over the Southeast also interacted with and converged north along this front.Rain moved north and developed across the region during Friday afternoon, October 7th.  As the wave of low pressure moved north along the front, periods of heavy rain spread north across the region Friday night through Saturday, October 8th.  Rain ended from west to east during Sunday, October 9th as the low moved northeast of the region.The heaviest rain fell north of New York City across the Lower Hudson Valley.  Heavy rain resulted in significant flooding on some rivers, most small brooks and streams, and throughout urban areas in low lying and poor drainage areas.  Rainfall amounts ranged from 1.10 inch at Westhampton Beach in Suffolk County to 12.05 inches at New Windsor in Orange County.Here are selected rainfall amounts in hundredths of an inch for:Orange County - from 5.58 inches at Gardnerville to 12.05 inches at New Windsor.Rockland County - 8.63 inches was measured at Pomona.Westchester County - from 5.25 inches at Westchester County Airport in White Plains to 6.28 inches at Yorktown Heights.Bronx County - 4.16 inches was measured at Parkchester.New York County - 4.50 inches was measured at Central Park.Kings County - from 2.20 inches at Avenue V in Brooklyn to 2.70 inches at Sheepshead Bay.Queens County - from 1.84 inches at John F. Kennedy Airport to 4.01 inches at LaGuardia Airport.Nassau County - from 1.69 inches at Cedar Creek in Wantagh to 3.00 inches at Plainview.Suffolk County - from 1.10 inches at Westhampton Beach to 3.14 inches at Centerport.Maximum hourly rainfall rates ranged from 0.61 at Montgomery Airport to 0.89 at Central Park.Trained spotters reported widespread flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas.  Spotters reported flash flooding of many roads throughout Orange County.  A state of emergency was declared for Highland Town, where up to 4 feet of water covered Routes 293 and 9W.  Significant flooding was reported in Cold Springs (Putnam County), in Nanuet along Interstate-87 (Rockland County) and in Yorktown (Westchester County).The Mahwah River at Suffern was above its' flood stage of 4.0 feet from 7:30 pm EDT on October 8th through 8:45 pm EDT on October 9th.  The river crested at 7.11 feet at 11:30 pm EDT on October 8th.  Other rivers and streams, such as the Wallkill River at Gardiner, experienced significant within bank rises.  Spotters from Orange County reported that many small streams and creeks overflowed their banks.  The Westchester County Office of Emergency Management reported significant flooding and road closures along the Saw Mill River and adjacent parkway.

Flood in KINGS (BROOKLYN), NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:00:00 to 08-OCT-05 15:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in QUEENS, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:00:00 to 08-OCT-05 15:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in NASSAU, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:00:00 to 08-OCT-05 15:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Rain in SUFFOLK, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:00:00 to 08-OCT-05 15:00:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Flash Flood in ORANGE, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 10:30:00 to 08-OCT-05 11:30:00 (EST)
Location: MONROE
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in ROCKLAND, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 10:15:00 to 08-OCT-05 11:15:00 (EST)
Location: NANUET
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in ROCKLAND, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 21:30:00 to 08-OCT-05 22:30:00 (EST)
Location: NANUET
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in ORANGE, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 22:06:00 to 08-OCT-05 23:06:00 (EST)
Location: HIGHLAND FALLS
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 22:35:00 to 08-OCT-05 23:30:00 (EST)
Location: YORKTOWN
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in PUTNAM, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 22:35:00 to 08-OCT-05 23:30:00 (EST)
Location: COLD SPGS
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in ORANGE, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:15:00 to 08-OCT-05 20:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in PUTNAM, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:15:00 to 08-OCT-05 20:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in ROCKLAND, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:15:00 to 09-OCT-05 19:45:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:15:00 to 08-OCT-05 20:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:15:00 to 08-OCT-05 20:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Flood in BRONX, NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:00:00 to 08-OCT-05 15:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in NEW YORK (MANHATTAN), NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:00:00 to 08-OCT-05 15:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flood in RICHMOND (STATEN IS.), NEW YORK
From 08-OCT-05 09:00:00 to 08-OCT-05 15:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER